12/9/11 Dow Closes at 11,997.7 down 198.67

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 11,997.7 down 198.68 or 1.63% from Wednesday's close of 12,196.37. Of the 30 Dow components 29 gained and only McDonalds declined. The only and biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was McDonald's MCD $96.92 +0.47 0.49% 8,119,272 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $191.58 2.47 1.27% 4,357,960 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $5.59 -0.30 5.09% 283,699,983 NYSE.

As of the open of the market Thursday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 13.19 up from Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio of 13.14 (year ago it was 14.50); Thursday's P/E estimate is 12.35 unchanged from Wednesday's P/E estimate of 12.35 (year ago it was 13.33), and today's dividend yield is 2.59 unchanged from Wednesday's dividend yield of 2.59 (last year it was 2.52). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,585.24 down 16.26 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,611.50. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.84 down 0.88 from Wednesday's average closing price of $53.72. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $43.22 (DD/HD down $1.19 from Wednesday's median closing price of $44.41. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $82.46 -1.93 2.34% 3,968,027 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC BAC $5.59 -0.30 5.09% 283,699,983 NYSE.

If Thursday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $1,626 ($161,150 - $158,524).

MarketWatch Thursday 12/8/11 5:45 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks lost sizeable ground Thursday as public sparring among European Union members jolted the market late in the session. “There is such a thing as too much transparency, because there is too much posturing. This is very typical tactics, to leak out stuff about what you want to try to get the upper hand; unfortunately this is not stuff for such an important meeting,” said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald.
The market came off its lows late in the session after Dow Jones reported details of a draft proposal at the EU summit. But then the indexes sank further, with the Dow average sinking as much as 230 points, after Reuters cited a senior German source in saying Germany opposed some measures in the draft conclusions.All eyes are now on a crucial meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels. EU leaders are under pressure from ratings agencies and bond investors to devise a comprehensive plan to rein in sovereign debts that have sent some countries to the brink of default. Germany’s Angela Merkel has supported a stronger fiscal union that could penalize members if they don’t abide by deficit limits; some EU members don’t want such changes. “It’s having a body that has authority to look at something versus the ability to sanction. Germany wants sanctions if you don’t meet the requirements of the EU committee,” Pado said. Down after a three-day rise, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 198.67 points, or 1.6%, to 11,997.70. The Standard & Poor’s 500 SPX -2.11% lost 26.66 points, or 2.1%, to 1,234.35, with financial companies taking the biggest hit among its 10 major industry groups. Among the top decliners on the S&P, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. HIG +0.64% fell 8.2% after the insurer said it would look to cut additional costs due to the “fragile economic recovery.” Leading declines among banking shares, Morgan Stanley tumbled 8.4% and Citigroup Inc. lost 7%. Down for a third day, the Nasdaq Composite declined 52.83 points, or 2%, to 2,596.38. For every stock that gained half a dozen fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where just over 930 million shares traded. Composite volume neared 4.3 billion. “I don’t get the sense with this kind of volume that you have real institutions that are playing on a daily basis. You have traders looking for that headline, ready to hit the button at a moment’s notice,” said Pado. In Frankfurt, the ECB on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 1% and said it would supply banks with unlimited cash for three years, but President Mario Draghi told reporters at a monthly news conference that he had not signaled the ECB would as a matter of course back additional purchases of the bonds of debt-strapped nations. “Did the market really think Mario Draghi was going to do QE I II III, just because the EU will have better budgetary control? Evidently it’s news to him. The market got hit hard as it was set up for some good news and every dip in the last week was bought,” wrote Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus. And the European Banking Authority said the aggregate capital shortfall for European banks amounted to 114.7 billion euros ($152.7 billion), with lenders looking at having to raise 8 billion euros more than previously estimated by the EBA in October. “Europe is fundamentally broken, so it’s hard for the world to gain confidence when we see a very duct-tape approach,” said Kevin Brungardt, chairperson of RoundPoint Financial Group. And, as has been the case of late, events in Europe drew the spotlight from positive news on the U.S. economy. Labor Department figures released Thursday had U.S. jobless claims falling by 23,000 to 381,000 last week. Read more on jobless claims. “We continue to make progress, but that’s overshadowed by what is happening in Europe,” said Brungardt, who added the U.S.’s gradual recovery “could be derailed if Europe is not able to insulate the world from this crisis.”

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T $28.86 -0.54 1.84% 22,423,532 NYSE
Alcoa AA $9.47 -0.43 4.34% 29,985,506 NYSE
American Exppress AXP $47.81 -1.35 2.75% 6,913,169 NYSE
Bank of America BAC $5.59 -0.30 5.09% 283,699,983 NYSE
Boeing BA $70.17 -0.43 0.61% 6,004,295 NYSE
Caterpillar CAT $92.92 -1.97 2.08% 7,820,244 NYSE
Chevron CVX $102.25 -2.27 2.17% 7,688,589 NYSE
CSCO $18.57 -0.42 2.21% 47,220,645 NASDAQ-GS
Coke KO $66.73 -0.05 0.07% 8,026,226 NYSE
Disney DIS $35.92 -1.18 3.18% 9,853,040 NYSE
DuPont DD $46.52 -1.56 3.24% 6,138,099 NYSE
Exxon XOM $79.87 -1.21 1.49% 18,364,864 NYSE
GE $16.31 -0.43 2.57% 79,483,874 NYSE
Hewlett-Packard HPQ $27.66 -0.75 2.64% 21,636,682 NYSE
Home Depot HD $39.91 0.82 2.01% 11,963,335 NYSE
Intel INTC $24.71 0.95 3.7% 57,667,092 NASDAQ-GS
IBM $191.58 2.47 1.27% 4,357,960 NYSE
JPMorgan JPM $32.22 -1.78 5.24% 47,749,680 NYSE
Johnson & Johnson JNJ $63.78 -0.67 1.04% 9,535,940 NYSE
Kraft KFT $36.15 -0.20 0.55% 7,593,812 NYSE
McDonald's MCD $96.92 +0.47 0.49% 8,119,272 NYSE
Merck MRK $35.19 -0.42 1.18% 42,340,813 NYSE
MSFT $25.4 -0.20 0.78% 60,305,233 NASDAQ-GS
Pfizer PFE $20.19 -0.28 1.37% 35,870,160 NYSE
Procter & Gamble PG $64.47 -0.76 1.17% 8,335,222 NYSE
MMM $80.46 -1.93 2.34% 3,968,027 NYSE
Travelers TRV $55.53 -0.37 0.66% 6,612,239 NYSE
United Technologies UTX $74.37 -1.88 2.47% 4,276,265 NYSE
Verizon VZ $37.81 -0.50 1.31% 13,892,849 DualListed
Walmart WMT $57.98 -0.53 0.91% 10,342,201 NYSE

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The following are excerpts from Thursday morning's Blog.

A read of the print editions of Thursday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 12,196.37 up 46.24 or 0.38% from Tuesday's close of 12,150.13. For the year the Dow is up 5.35%. Of the 30 Dow components 22 gained and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $194.05 +1.11 0.58% 5,043,669 NYSE and percentage-wise was JPMorgan JPM $34 +0.77 2.32% 44,254,955 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $94.89 -1.07 1.12% 8,129,595 NYSE.

WSJ pC4 "Dow Industrials charm investors by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow advanced for a 3rd straight day as reports out of Europe buffeted investors. Fin'l stocks finished the day with the strongest gains after starting the day as the worst performing sector as JPMorgan rose 77 cents to lead the Dow while Bank of America climbed 11 cents.

Fin Times p26 "Oil service sector under pressure with number of active rigs falling" by Ajay Makan says oilfield services firms slipped as the Baker Hughes global oil & gas rig count fell for the first time since April.

NYT pB11 "Shares gain on hope euro zone can find a solution to its debt crisis" by Reuters says hope that the euro zone will find a solution to its debt crisis inspired enough buying to push stocks to a 3rd day of gain on Wed.

USA Today p4B "Stocks mixed as hopes rise for progress on crisis in Europe" by Bloomberg says US stocks rose Wed sending the Dow to its highest level since Oct, amid optimism that European leaders will announce further efforts to halt the debt crisis at a summit this week.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,611.50 up 6.11 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1605.39. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator increase for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.72 up 0.21 from Tuesday's average closing price of $53.51. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $44.41 (DD/HD up $0.28 from Tuesday's median closing price of $44.13. The lowest volume was 3M MMM $82.39 +0.26 0.32% 4,291,617 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $5.89 +0.11 1.9% 240,311,430 NYSE.

If Wednesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have made $611 ($161,150 - $160,539).

MarketWatch Wednesday 12/7/11 4:55 pm by Kate Gibson says US stocks on Wednesday closed near to where they began, with the Dow industrials displaying the most strength, as investors crossed their fingers two days ahead of a European Union summit. “We’ve got two big days ahead of us, which has freaked out the shorts, as people are assuming there will be an announcement that will buy us more time,” Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, said of a European Union summit on Friday. The bigger deal is how the European Central Bank responds to recent events, said Boockvar of conflicting messages that crossed computer screens late in Wednesday’s session. Japan’s Nikkei news agency reported the Group of 20 was considering a $600 billion International Monetary Fund lending program, but CNBC cited an IMF official who said no such plan was being considered. After a two-day decline, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 46.24 points, or 0.4%, to end at 12,196.37, supported by a 2.3% rise in JPMorgan Chase & Co. after the bank said it has the authority to buy back additional shares after spending less than regulators allowed on dividends. The S&P 500 Index added 2.54 points, or 0.2%, to 1,261.01, while the Nasdaq Composite Index declined fractionally to 2,649.21. Advancers edged ahead of decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 968 million shares traded. Composite volume topped 4.1 billion. “When people are afraid, you’re going to get these big swings, because the foundation isn’t there for certainty,” said Kim Caughey Forrest, senior equity analyst at Fort Capital in Pittsburgh. “In general you have to have a bit of optimism when you look at the U.S. economy, but we’re being nagged by Europe,” said Jim Dunigan, managing executive of investments at PNC Wealth Management. In separate statements Wednesday, Standard & Poor’s said the European Union’s AAA long-term rating and some of the region’s biggest financial institutions could be downgraded. Investors largely have held out hope this week that European Union leaders would reach agreement Friday on a plan that would help the 17 nations that use the euro to further connect their economies. Those expectations were bolstered by comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel supporting a stronger fiscal union among euro-zone members. Then late in Tuesday’s session, stocks made a brief surge on a Financial Times report that European leaders are considering letting the euro zone’s existing rescue fund continue running when a larger facility comes into force in the middle of next year, in a bid to bulk up the power of the bailout funds. Read Tuesday's Market Snapshot. But a German official on Wednesday threw cold water on that optimism in comments to reporters in Berlin, causing stocks in Europe giving up their gains after the reports. Read more about European markets. “There are conflicting messages on how much resolve they have in trying to fix the problem,” Dunigan said.“Some of those leaks are suggesting the optimism over what is going to happen may be overstated, and unfortunately we seem to be held hostage to that situation.”

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers and Thursday News:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AT&T T
$29.4 +0.23 0.79% 40,702,658 NYSE: Fin Times p16 "Western groups await Vodafone tax ruling" by James Crabtree says Western firms like AT&T & GE face a tax problem in India because India tries to tax deals outside of India if you happen to have a subsidiary based in India.

Fin Times p18 "AT&T sees strong smartphone sales" by Paul aylor says AT&T will sell a record number of smartphones this quarter, based on the success of Apple's new iPhone 4S.

Alcoa AA
$9.9 -0.02 0.2% 20,982,561 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP
$49.16 +0.60 1.24% 6,399,576 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC
$5.89 +0.11 1.9% 240,311,430 NYSE: WSJ pC4 "Dow Industrials charm investors by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow advanced for a 3rd straight day as reports out of Europe buffeted investors. Fin'l stocks finished the day with the strongest gains after starting the day as the worst performing sector as JPMorgan rose 77 cents to lead the Dow while Bank of America climbed 11 cents.

Boeing BA
$70.6 -0.27 0.38% 6,452,683 NYSE: WSJ pB9 "Southwest nears deal to purchase Boeing jets" by David Kesmodels ays Southwest Airlines is close to ordering more than 100 of Boeing's planned 737 Max jetliners, a revamped version of its top selling plane that will carry advanced engines. There are 700 commitments for the plane so far.

Caterpillar CAT
$94.89 -1.07 1.12% 8,129,595 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX
$104.52 +0.16 0.15% 10,296,112 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO
$18.99 +0.26 1.39% 54,839,817 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO
$66.78 +0.10 0.15% 8,403,498 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS
$37.1 +0.27 0.73% 9,528,364 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD
$48.08 +0.14 0.29% 5,098,148 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM
$81.08 +0.26 0.32% 19,590,976 NYSE: WSJ pB2 "Exxon declares gas is king" by Tom Fowle says natural gas will replace coal as the leading fuel for electricity in the US by '25 when it will also become the world's No.2 overall fuel source thanks to its abundance and a drive for cleaner burning energy according to Exxon.

Fin Times p3 of Kurdistan Special Section "Exxon moves shocks the sector" by Sylvia Pfeifer says Exxon and the other big oil firms have all secured contracts to develop some of Iraq's biggest fields despite the tough terms being offered by the fed gov.

GE
$16.74 +0.02 0.12% 65,183,970 NYSE: Fin Times p16 "Western groups await Vodafone tax ruling" by James Crabtree says Western firms like AT&T & GE face a tax problem in India because India tries to tax deals outside of India if you happen to have a subsidiary based in India.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ
$28.41 +0.23 0.82% 17,896,298 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD
$40.73 +0.41 1.02% 12,165,752 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC
$25.66 +0.31 1.22% 54,706,447 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM
$194.05 +1.11 0.58% 5,043,669 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM
$34 +0.77 2.32% 44,254,955 NYSE: WSJ pC12 "Dimon's glass is half full" by David Reilly says Jamie Dimon said he thinks any slump in investment banking & trading is cyclical and not structural. He says JPMorgan should be able to repurchase $8 bil in stock next year.

WSJ pC4 "Dow Industrials charm investors by Jonathan Cheng says the Dow advanced for a 3rd straight day as reports out of Europe buffeted investors. Fin'l stocks finished the day with the strongest gains after starting the day as the worst performing sector as JPMorgan rose 77 cents to lead the Dow while Bank of America climbed 11 cents.

Fin Times p18 "JPMorgan increases lending to eurozone" by Shahien Nasiripour says JPMOrgan increased its lending to troubled eurzone nations such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal & Ireland by 9% since 9/30.

AJC pA20 'JPMorgan must imporve homeowner help" by Derek Kravitz says the Obama admin said JPMOrgan is not doing enough to help Ameicans avoid foreclsoure in a Treasury Dept. report.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ
$64.45 +0.96 1.51% 11,459,348 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT
$36.35 -0.16 0.44% 8,485,141 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD
$96.45 +0.44 0.46% 5,073,101 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK
$35.61 +0.21 0.59% 20,821,251 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT
$25.6 -0.06 0.23% 62,591,952 NASDAQ-GS: USA Today p1B "Microsoft to pay app developers more" says Microsoft will give developers who write software a greater share of rev sold through the firm's upcoming Windows store.

Pfizer PFE
$20.47 +0.24 1.19% 47,545,578 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Pfizer Kidney cncer drug gets FDA panel's nod" by Thomas M Burton says an advisory committee of the FDA recommended approval of a new Pfizer drug, Axitinib, for advanced kidney cancer even though research didn't show it extends lives but said it kept tumors from growing.

Procter & Gamble PG
$65.23 +0.39 0.6% 11,095,518 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM
$82.39 +0.26 0.32% 4,291,617 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV
$55.9 +0.55 0.99% 6,472,042 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX
$76.25 -0.06 0.08% 5,179,774 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ
$38.31 -0.01 0.03% 12,101,769 DualListed: Fin Times p14 "Verizon and Netflix" says Verizon may offer an internet based video streaming serice similar to Netflix and Amazon.

Walmart WMT
$58.51 -0.27 0.46% 15,706,926 NYSE: No mentions found.
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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)
Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)
Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)
Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)
Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)
Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)
DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)
ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Meg Whitman (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Virginia M. Rometty (replaces Samuel J. Palmisano 1/1/12) (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon (New Brunswick, NJ)
Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)
McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Kenneth Frazer (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM George W. Buckley (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY) Lowell C. McAdam
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion as of 12/1/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $302.5 [5]
2. IBM 223 [1]
3. Microsoft MSFT 212 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 203 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 202 [3.5]
6. Procter & Gamble PG 176.5 [3]
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176 [3]
8. AT&T T 171 [6]
9. GE 168 [10.5]
10. Pfizer PFE 154 [7.5]
11. Coke KO 152 [2.5]
12. Intel INTC 131 [5]
13. JPMorgan Chase JPM 116 [4]
14. Merck MRK 109 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 102 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 98 [1]
18. United Technologies UTX 69.5 [1]
19. Disney DIS 64.5 [2]
20. Kraft KFT 64.5 [2]
21. Caterpillar CAT 62.5 [.5]
22. Home Depot HD 60.5 [1.5]
23. Bank of America BAC 56 [10]
24. 3M MMM 56 [.5]
25. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 56 [2]
26. American Express AXP 55.5 [1]
27. Boeing BA 53 [1]
28. DuPont DD 43.5 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 23 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 10.5 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/1/11:

Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

AT&T T: 11/28 8K re: redemption of subsidiary Cingular Wirelss' $2.97 bil debt
11/25/11 8K re: withdrawal from FCC of application to buy T-Mobile
11/7/11 10Q for qtr ended 9/30/11
10/27/11 8K re: redemption of 5.87% Notes due 2/1/12
10/20/11 2 8Ks re: 3Qtr results
9/8/11 8K re: redemption of certain notes
9/1/11 8K re: Dept. of Justice lawsuit to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile saying it will lessen competition & raise prices

Alcoa AA: 11/16/11 8K re: exec changes
10/20/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/14/11 8K re: transcript of 3Qtr earnings call
10/12/11 8K re: 3Qtr results

American Express AXP: 11/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for Aug, Sept & Oct
11/4/11 8K re: exec changes
11/2/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/19/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/17/11 8K re: delinq & write-f stats for 3 months eded 9/30/11
9/15/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re: delinquency & write-off stats for 3 months ended 8

Bank of Am BAC: 12/1/11 Proxy re: amendment of Dec. of Trust for Preferred HITs
11/17/11 8K re: exchange of preferred shares
11/2/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/7/11 8K re: separation contracts with Sallie L. Krawcheck & Joe L. Price
9/7/11 8K re: exec changes including departure of Sallie Krawcheck
9/1/11 8K re: Amend Cert of Inc to designate Pref. Shares sold to Berkshire Hathaway for $5 bil

Boeing BA: 11/14/11 8K re: $2.3 bil revolving credit agrmt.
11/1/11 8K re: exec changes
10/26/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/26/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/4/11 8K re: election of ex-Contintel CEO Larry Kellner as Director
9/30/11 8K & 8KA re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes

Caterpiller CAT: 11/18/11 8K re: past 3 monts dealer stats
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/24/11 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
10/24/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 9/30/11
9/30/11 8K re: price increases
9/29/11 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
9/20/11 8KA 3 Mos dealer stats thru Aug
9/16/11 re: credit agreement

Chevron CVX: 11/3/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/28/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/7/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes

Cisco CSCO 11/22/11 10Q & 8K for Qtr ended 10/29
10/18/11 14A proxy (two) re: Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held 12/7/11 at Santa Clara, CA
9/20/11 8K re: contract with Exec VP Wim Elfrink
9/14/11 10K for year ended 7/30/11

Coke KO 11/10/11 Prospectus re: exchange of $1.6 bil of 2016 Notes
10/28/11 S-4 re: exchange of 3.3% Notes due '21 for 1.8% Notes due '16
10/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/1/11 8K re: issuance of senior notes

Disney DIS 11/23/11 10K & 11/10/11 8K re: results for fiscal year ened 10/1/11
10/25/11 8K re: resignation of Director John E. Bryson to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce
10/7/11 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract

DuPont DD: 11/22/11 8K : re: election of Lee M. Thomas as Director
10/25/11 10Q & 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11

ExxonMobil XOM: 11/29/11 8K re: exec changes
11/3/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/27/11 8K re: 3Qtr results

GE: 11/8/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/21/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/13/11 8K re: redemption of shares held by Berkshire Hathaway for $3.3 bil

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 11/8/11 10Q & 11/21/11 8K re: results of year and Qtr ended 10/31/11
11/17/11 8K re: election of Ralph V. Whitworth to Board of Dirs
10/27/11 8K re: decision to keep PC unit
10/3/11 8K re: acceptance of offers to acquire Autonomy
9/29/11 8K re: separation contract with ex-CEO Leo Apotheker
9/28/11 8K re foreign antitrust approval of acquisition of Autonomy
9/22/11 8K re: replacement of CEO Leo Apotheker with Meg Whitman effective immediately
9/19/11 8KA & 8K re: issuance of flotaing global notes
9/13/11 8K re: purchase of Autonomy Corp.
9/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11

Home Depot HD: 11/29/11 10Q & 11/15/11 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31/11
9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11

Intel INTC: 11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 10/1/11
10/19/11 & 10/18/11 8Ks re: Results for Qtr ended 10/1/11
9/19/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re; offering of $5 bil of notes

IBM: 11/14/11 8K re: $10 bil Credit Agrmt
10/31/11 8K re: offering of $1.85 bil of debt
10/26/11 8K re: election of Virginia M. Rometty as CEO
10/25/11 8K re: election of David Farr, CEO of Emerson, to Bd.
10/25/11 10Q & 10/18/11 8K & 10/17/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11

JPMorganChase JPM: 11/8/11 8K re: election of James A. Bell as Dir.
11/4 28ks & 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/26/11 8K re: offering of $1.75 mil of 4.35% Notes due '21
10/13/11 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/30/11 8K re: reorganiz. of Retail Fin'l Services & Card Business segments
9/13/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: guidance given at investor conference

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 11/30/11 8K re: purchase of synthes & offer to hire its CEO
11/22/11 8K re: exec changes
11/8/11 10Q for Qtr ended 10/2
10/27/11 S-4 re: acquisition of Synthes
10/18/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 10/2/11

Kraft KFT: 11/4/11 10Q & 11/2/11 8K re: Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/7/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: presentation at investor conference

McDonald's MCD: 11/14/11 8K re: Investor Release re: Growth Plans
11/8/11 8K re: Oct sales
11/4/11 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/21/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/30/11 8K re: issuance of $500 mil med-term notes
9/26/11 8K re; declaration of quarterly cash dividend
9/12/11 8K re: August sales

Merck MRK: 12/1/11 8K re: election of CEO Ken Frazier to Bd & retirement of former CEO Richard Clark from Board
11/10/11 8K & 11/8/11 10Q re Investor Presentation re results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/28/11 8K re: results for 3Qtr
10/12/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes on exec comp

Microsoft MSFT: 11/17/11 8K re: votings results from Annual Shareholder Meeting
10/20/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 & 10/4/11 & 10/3/11 14A Proxies re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 11/15/11 at Bellevue, Wash.

Pfizer PFE: 11/10/11 10Q & 11/1/11 8K for Qtr ended 10/2/11

Procter & Gamble PG: 11/3/11 8K re: Guidance
11/1/11 8K re: delay of sale of Pringles to Diamond Food
10/27/11 10Q & 8Ks (two) re: results of 3 Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/14/11 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders
10/11/11 *K re: quarterly dividend of 52.5 cents
10/11/11 CEO's Bob McDonald speech at annual shareholders meeting
10/6/11 8K re: political contribution policy
9/7/11 Def. 14A Proxy Material re: voting recommendations for directors

3M MMM: 11/3/11 10Q re Qtr ended 9/30/11
11/3/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for an exec
10/25/11 8K re: results of 3Qtr
9/29/11 8K re: offer of $4 bil of notes
9/8/11 8K re: Distribution Agrmt with Goldman Sachs re: $3 bil of notes

Travelers TRV: 10/19/11 10Q & 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/20/11 8K/A re: frequency of non-binding advisory shareholder votes

United Technologies UTX: 11/16/11 8K re: edemption of $500 mil of 6/1% Notes due 5/15/12
11/15/11 8K re: $15 bil Credit Agrmt
10/24/11 10Q & 10/19/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
10/18/11 8K re: Pratt & Whitney & Rolls Royce partnership to develop next generation engines for mid-size aircraft
9/29/11 8K re: exec personnel changes
9/23/11 8K & Def. 14A Proxy Material re: acquisition of Goodrich

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 10/25/11 10Q & 10/21/11 8K re: results for Qtr ended 9/30/11
9/14/11 8K re: presentation to Merrill Lynch Media, Communication & Entertainment Conf.

WalMart WMT: 11/15/11 8K re: results for 3 & 9 months ended 10/31/11
9/29/11 8K re: adoption of Deferred Com Plan
9/27/11 8K re: retirement of Vice-Chair Eduardo Castro-Wright
9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11